The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to
provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial …

The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to
provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial …

▪ Abstract Obesity is not only a health but also an economic phenomenon. This chapter (a)
examines underlying economic causes, such as technological advancements, behind the …

THE ONSET OF A MAJOR RECESSION PLACES THE ECO-nomic correlates of obesity into
sharp relief. Even in good economic times, obesity imposes great financial burden on …

While there has been a temptation to blame certain underlying factors, it is important to
realise that the underlying causes of the obesity epidemic have provided us with benefits in …

Obesity may be the most difficult and elusive public health problem this country has ever
encountered. Unlike the classical infectious diseases and plagues that killed millions in the …

Hardly a day goes by that we do not read about the dire consequences of the increase in
obesity. In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that obesity will …

This paper elucidates the challenges surrounding the economics of some popular obesity-
related policy proposals. Solid economic justifications for anti-obesity policies are often …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in countries like the United States. This book
provides a comprehensive summary of obesity in America and around the world, discussing …

The obesity epidemic has become an issue of major public concern in recent years, with dire
predictions of its impact on public health budgets and the long‐term health of populations in …